beat out

verb

beat out; beaten out or beat out; beating out; beats out

transitive verb

1

: to make or perform by or as if by beating

2

: to mark or accompany by beating

3

: to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base

Examples of beat out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Schwarzenegger beat out a number of young actors for that part and a number were also chasing Beach Read, marking two big wins in a row for the rising star. —Justin Kroll, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026

At another point, clergymen beat out a flame, representing the defeat of Satan. —ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026

Fonta beat out a shortlist additionally including Jessica Ekomane, Nnenna Onuoha, Lerato Shadi and Sarnt Utamachote. —News Desk, Artforum, 13 Apr. 2026

Amidi, a member of the political bureau of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party, beat out a roster of candidates that included Iraq’s current foreign minister, Fuad Hussein, who was the pick of the rival Kurdistan Democratic Party. —Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for beat out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout